The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
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The greater part of the pupils attending the
Union building come from the district north
and west of this school. A close study OF the
| figures heretofore given will show that while
the Board Of Education might open q school
room In the unused story Of the small frame
building, such q school would in no way give
adequate relief to both buildings, nor would II
| affect more than one grade OF pupils.
| All possible ways of accommodating the
large number OF pupils oroWding upon US have
been considered by US and found impractical.
BILE or not wise for US to adopt. 1t is our de-
sire to be as economical ia outlay of money
and labor as will produce the best results with
the least burden upon the tar payers,
While it may aid full understanding of all
the factors involved to state that the entire
enrolment Of pupils is at no one time present
| In school, nevertheless very nearly nine tenths
OF that number is present at all times, and
good business management requires that we
provide sufficient seating to accommodate on T
total enrolment and look forward to the large
increase sure to be upon US Wlthip short
time. The High school occupies two school
rooms in the third story Of this binding, and
uses in addition a small recitation room cut
on from the hall and also the ofice OF the SUI
perintendent for recitation purposes The
valuable library Of this school has been gath
cred by the efforts of the pupils, but has no
better place than cases set up in the entrance
hall.
The apparatus and chemicals are slowed
away. here and there, In teachers desks, table
drawers, etc., because there is no place for
them properly. The school at present has no
laboratory for the proper teaching OF the sclen-
ces, and whatever we propose to do OF such
teaching is at present sadly crippled. There
is no assembly room for the High school, and
in consequence the school is much hampered
In doing rhetorical work or in creating that
school feeling which comes from numbers Of
pupils Occupying the same room. The crowd
ed condition OF school rooms Is seen In this
building also. Good authorities claim that
forty pupils are sufficient for one teacher,
while this number may seem small, and GER
tainly Is far below the number under the care
OF one teacher In our schools, We could ap-
proximaTe this number In many grades by q
proper division Of pupils among teachers, pro-
vided We had building between the Pleas
ant Grove and Union buildings, to take OF the
pressure from both.
This, We believe, could be done without In
creasing materially the number Of teachers.
Tue Union building il heated by stoves, and
has ventilatIng nuss. These cues are Of no
valae, and frequently throw smoke Into the
school rooms. As In the Pleasant Grove
building q has been repeatedly necessary 20
dismiss schools becanse of smoke. me same
trouble with foul air ls experienced In this
building which has described for the Pieasans
Grove In the grammar school of thie ssuIId-
ing serious interference has he'd experiences
beeause Of the 90 bots % many o. the youRg
ladies atte=s:iuE Si,s schc-s, We can ouIy
s=SrIDe this 20 the defective sanitarF aFransse-
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